Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week.

Windows 10

Microsoft’s Windows 10 continued to make headlines this week with its biometric authentication feature. The software vendor projects it will install its new Windows 10 operating system into 1 billion devices by 2017, and in doing so, will effectively eliminate the password.

Australia’s Coalition is experiencing considerable opposition in parliament over a new bill which aims to make it mandatory for citizens to provide their biometric data at international ports.

Fingerprint technology

Apple is applying for a US patent for a new technology that is able to collect fingerprint data using special “sensing pixels” within screens, which would effectively eliminate need for a physical “home” button on future iPhone models .

In other fingerprint news, IDEX ASA announced it has partnered with an undisclosed global payments firm to develop a worldwide biometric payment card program.

And in what is perhaps the most intriguing research involving fingerprint technology to surface in recent months, a Michigan State University professor and his former Ph.D. student published a new paper that proves that fingerprint recognition accuracy between two comparable fingerprints remains the same over time.

In other face authentication news, Facephi signed a four-year contract with multinational financial services group BBVA Prevision AFP’s Bolivian entity to implement its face recognition system, initially to its pensioners and later to its users.